eastbound

east-bound · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Traveling or leading toward the east.

  2. 2.

    (adverb) In an easterly direction.

Related words

Antonyms: westbound
See also: east, northbound, southbound, westbound

Etymology

A compound from Old English east + bound (from Old Norse buinn meaning "prepared, ready to go"). The term emerged in the 19th century with the expansion of railway transportation.